George G. Crocker
George Glover Crocker | |
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Chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners [1] | |
In office February 1887[1] – January 1892[1] | |
Member of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners[1] | |
In office February 1887[1] – January 1892[1] | |
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1][2] | |
In office 1883[1][2]–1883[1][2] | |
Preceded by | Robert R. Bishop |
Succeeded by | George A. Bruce |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1][2] | |
In office 1880[1][2]–1883[1][2] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2] | |
In office 1873[1]–1874[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts | December 15, 1843
Died | May 26, 1913 Cohasset, Massachusetts | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Spouse(s) | Annie Bliss Keep; m. June 19, 1875[1] |
Children | Courtenay Crocker, Margaret Crocker, Lyneham Crocker, Muriel Crocker |
Alma mater | Boston Latin School, 1860; Harvard College, 1864; Harvard Law School,[1] 1866[2] |
Occupation | Lawyer[1] |
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George Glover Crocker (1843–1913) was an American politician and attorney in Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the Massachusetts Senate, later becoming president of the Senate.[3][1][2]
Early life
[edit]Crocker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 15, 1843 to Uriel Crocker and Sarah Kidder (Haskell) Crocker.[1] He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Career
[edit]Crocker was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in Suffolk County on July 3, 1867.[2] A member of the Republican Party, Crocker was later elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1874. He was later elected to the Massachusetts Senate, serving from 1880 to 1883, and was president of the Senate in 1883. He later became a member and chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners.[3]
Death and legacy
[edit]He died at his summer home in Cohasset on May 26, 1913, aged 69.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 107
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 307
- ^ a b c "Transit Board Chairman Dead". The Boston Globe. May 27, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved June 27, 2019.